CRM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cesare Beccaria, Jeremy Bentham, Motor Vehicle Theft
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Crm101 - understanding crime in canadian society: lecture 3. Crime is seen as a rational choice. Behaviour can be deterred through fear of punishment. People are egotistical, rational, and motivated by pain and pleasure. Behaviour can be modi ed by fear of punishment. Society - must provide the greatest good for the greatest number (utilitarianism). Social contract - individuals give up some freedom in return for social protection. Therefore, punishment should be balanced and fair. Four objectives of punishment: to prevent all criminal offences, to convince the offender to commit the least serious crime possible, to ensure that a criminal uses no more force than necessary, to prevent crime as cheaply as possible. Most crimes pay less than legitimate work, and pro ts are reduced by costs of crime. Criminal overestimate proceeds and underestimate legal costs. They don"t believe they will get caught. Drugs: rationality and cunning in buying and selling.
